1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tensorflow/stream_executor/stream.cc b/tensorflow/stream_executor/stream.cc
index 2c495c99e1..6248aa2d01 100644
--- a/tensorflow/stream_executor/stream.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/stream_executor/stream.cc
@@ -1941,7 +1941,14 @@ void Stream::ReturnSubStream(Stream *sub_stream) {
   mutex_lock lock(mu_);
   for (auto &stream : sub_streams_) {
     if (stream.first.get() == sub_stream) {
-      stream.second = true;
+      // Streams have a monotonic state machine; if a stream
+      // encounters an error, it will remain in an error state
+      // forever. Only allow re-use of ok streams.
+      //
+      // TODO(toddw): Improve this mechanism, if necessary, to drop
+      // failed streams completely.
+      const bool ready_to_reuse = sub_stream->ok();
+      stream.second = ready_to_reuse;
       return;
     }
   }